Development and evaluation of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for the detection of Opisthorchis viverrini in fish

Acta Tropica

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-16

  Parvathi, Ammini ^a   Umesha, Kanasinakatte R ^a   Kumar, Sanath ^a   Sithithaworn, Paiboon ^b   Karunasagar, Indrani ^a   Karunasagar, Iddya ^a  

^a Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Sciences University   (India)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Metacercariae; Opisthorchis viverrini; PCR; Trematode

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DETECTION METHOD; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FISH; PARASITE; PARASITE INFESTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA EXTRACTION; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, HELMINTH; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI; TREMATODA;

EID: 44649156280     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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